Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx nigromaxillaRothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1905
English (US) Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher
The Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx nigromaxilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx nigromaxilla
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1905
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ceyx nigromaxilla malaitae
- Ceyx nigromaxilla nigromaxilla
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceyx lepida nigromaxilla
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1905
- Type locality
- Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 12 p.256
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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